Internet and cognition
What is the project about?
This research investigates the relationship between attention and internet use.
What does taking part involve?
This study consists of two phases: In phase I, you will be asked to complete an online questionnaire measuring your internet use, different aspects of personality traits and mental health related questions. The total time to complete the questionnaires will be about 15 minutes.
In part II only a selection of individuals who completed the online questionnaire will be invited to come in the Psychology Lab of the University of Bath for further testing. In this part you will be asked to complete some questionnaires measuring different aspects of internet use in relation to specific internet applications (online gaming and social network sites). You will also be asked to complete two computer based tasks. The experiment will last about 30 minutes.
Participation is completely voluntary. In order to be eligible to participate in this experiment you need to have experience using the internet, be aged 18 years or over and have normal to corrected vision.
Participants that fill in the online questionnaire but have not been selected for the second phase of the experiment will have the opportunity to win a prize draw (£50 pounds Amazon voucher). Participants who are selected for the second phase of the experiment will receive a payment of £10 pounds for their time.
Is it confidential?
Yes. All of the information that you provide will be handled in confidence and kept securely.
Participate in this study
If you are interested in taking part in the research you can fill in the online questionnaire following the link: https://www.survey.bath.ac.uk/internet1 , or if you would like more information about the project please, contact Maria Nikolaidou email: mn325@bath.ac.uk .
